NOTICE is hereby given that in accordance with Section 61 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 the Highland Council has cancelled the existing Grantown-on-Spey Conservation Area and simultaneously re-designated the Grantown-on-Spey Conservation Area with altered boundaries.

A plan of the Grantown-on-Spey Conservation Area showing the boundary and the accompanying Conservation Area Appraisal is available for public inspection at The Highland Council Headquarters at Glenurquhart Road, Inverness, IV3 5NX. Alternatively, copies of both can be viewed online at https://her.highland.gov.uk/Designation/DHG5849.

The extent of the Conservation Area may be seen by inspecting the plan, but as general guidance the following streets are included in whole or in part within the Conservation Area:

Mossie Road (south-east/south-west side), Seafield Avenue (south-east end), Mackay Avenue (east end), Grant Road, Shankland Court, South-West High Street, Chapel Road, High Street, Woodlands Terrace (excluding Woodlands Industrial Estate), Woodside Avenue, Wood Park, Spey Avenue, Forest Road, Woodside Court, South Street (excluding Grant Court), Castle Road, The Square, Burnfield Avenue, Market Road, Church Avenue, Inverallen Court, Birchview Terrace and Heathfield Road (southern end).

It is the duty of the Council to pay special attention to the desirability of preserving or enhancing the character or appearance of the Conservation Area when dealing with planning applications. Conservation Area designation brings certain types of development under planning control including house extensions, satellite dishes, painting external walls, boundary enclosures and alterations to windows and doors. Subject to the provisions of Section 67 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 no building in a Conservation Area may be demolished without the consent (known as Conservation Area Consent) of the Planning Authority. Subject to the provisions of Sections 172 and 173 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997, the Council must be given six weeks notice of proposals to carry out work on trees in the Conservation Area.